630 papers
The subatomic world is a realm where matter behaves in ways that defy our everyday intuition, and this category explores the fundamental building blocks of our universe. From the intricate dance of quarks inside a proton to the strange properties of electrons, these studies reveal the deep rules that govern everything from the smallest particles to the largest stars.
At Gist.Science, we track every new preprint in this field as it appears on arXiv, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. For each discovery, we provide both a clear, plain-language explanation of the core ideas and a detailed technical summary for those who want to dive deeper into the mathematics and methodology.
Below are the latest papers in Atom-Ph, offering fresh insights into the structure and behavior of the atomic scale.
This paper presents a comprehensive computational study of ground and excited states for diatomic molecular anions formed by alkali-metal and alkaline-earth-metal atoms, utilizing advanced coupled cluster methods to predict potential energy curves, dipole moments, and state crossings that may influence resonant electron attachment in ultracold mixtures.
This paper proposes a scalable, cavity-free quantum interconnect using neutral atom ensembles and Rydberg interactions to generate remote entanglement at rates exceeding s, thereby enabling high-speed distributed quantum networks compatible with current neutral-atom processors.
This review article introduces the fundamental principles of Rydberg-mediated quantum optics and surveys key advancements in single-photon engineering, photonic quantum gates, contactless nonlinear optics, and quantum entanglement, highlighting how Rydberg atoms enable strong, single-photon-level light-matter interactions to overcome conventional optical nonlinearities.
This paper presents a theoretical framework and numerical evidence for a collective tunneling channel in nonsequential double ionization of xenon and bromine ions, characterized by joint sub-barrier electron motion that produces distinct lateral momentum signatures detectable via short circularly polarized laser pulses.
This paper reports the successful production and stabilization of an ultracold dipolar Bose gas mixture of Dy atoms in two Zeeman states, demonstrating that a light-induced quadratic Zeeman effect creates dark states where an interference phenomenon dramatically suppresses dipolar relaxation rates, while also determining the scattering lengths necessary to predict the mixture's miscibility.
This paper demonstrates that three all-optical time scales, which utilize optical flywheels to overcome the Dick effect limitations of traditional hydrogen masers, can be compared continuously over 20 days with exceptional stability (below ) and minimal accumulated time difference (under 100 ps), marking a significant step toward the future of optical timekeeping.
This paper introduces genetic algorithm-optimized, qubit-efficient minimal basis sets (MSTO-kG) that achieve ground state energies comparable to or better than standard and high-quality basis sets while significantly reducing the number of qubits and gate resources required for quantum chemistry simulations on near-term quantum computers.
Using Clifford algebra , this paper derives the 2D electron orbits of a hydrogen atom under circularly polarized light as a superposition of five Fourier terms, revealing that the resulting epicyclical motion approximates Keplerian orbits at specific frequency ratios while exhibiting discontinuities near resonance.
This study demonstrates that pulsed UV-light irradiation induces non-thermal desorption of spin-polarized rubidium atoms from a spin-polarized cobalt (110) surface, confirming the occurrence of spin transfer between the surface and the adsorbate during the process.
This paper introduces and validates a "Swept Velocity Shelving" technique that effectively collimates dense atomic beams by combining broadband velocity shifting with narrowband selection and shelving, thereby overcoming the absorption-induced force imbalances that limit traditional transverse molasses cooling at high flux.